Patents by Inventor Dana Mathew Molenaar

Dana Mathew Molenaar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SHRIMP PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230138989
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to head and optionally sever the mud veins of shrimp, along with methods for heading and mud vein severing are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems may include one or more processing stations configured to perform one or more of the following functions on each shrimp: measurement of individual shrimp, severing the mud vein of individual shrimp, and heading of individual shrimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Marc Zinda
  • SHRIMP PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230076498
    Abstract: A shrimp processing method and system, the system comprising a plurality of clamps, wherein each clamp is configured to hold a shrimp proximate a tail of the shrimp, a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one data collection station capable of collecting data regarding a shrimp held in a clamp and at least one functional station capable of changing the shrimp held in a clamp, a conveying system connecting the plurality of processing stations, the conveying system configured to move the plurality of clamps between the processing stations, and a controller operably connected to the conveying system and the processing stations, the controller configured to operate the conveying system and to selectively activate each processing station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Matthew R. Biel, Nathan A. Blum, Jeff Deming, Roger Harkess, Derek Gramstad, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Shaun Remmel, Christopher J. Stark, John Steckelberg, Joseph Thiel, Marc Zinda
  • SHRIMP PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230068182
    Abstract: Shrimp processing apparatus to peel shrimp along with methods for peeling shrimp are described herein. The shrimp processing apparatus may be provided in systems including one or more processing stations configured to peel individual shrimp, where peeling may involve removal of shell segments on the dorsal surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and/or removal of pleopods/swimmerets on the ventral surfaces of the shrimp abdomen and, optionally, separation of shell segments. The processing systems and methods may, in one or more embodiments, include apparatus for and methods of measuring the shrimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Elliot D. Eid, Roger Harkess, Derek Gramstad, Jeremy Imdieke, Robert Johnson, Dana Mathew Molenaar, Jacob Rooney, Christopher J. Stark, John Steckelberg, Joseph Thiel, Marc Zinda
  • Fourth toe processing systems and methods
    Patent number: 9901432
    Abstract: Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Henry Erickson, Wade Dayle Werder, Dana Mathew Molenaar
  • Fourth toe processing systems and methods
    Patent number: 9775695
    Abstract: Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed. The fourth toe processing apparatus includes a shield, a non-contact energy source emitting energy towards the shield, a shank restraint structure receiving a shank of a bird located proximate the second side of the shield, and a fourth toe aperture extending through the first side and the second side of the shield. Energy emitted towards the shield by the energy source passes through the fourth toe aperture so that a fourth toe of a bird having its shank positioned in the fourth toe aperture is exposed to the energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Henry Erickson, Wade Dayle Werder, Dana Mathew Molenaar
  • FOURTH TOE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170265979
    Abstract: Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Henry Erickson, Wade Dayle Werder, Dana Mathew Molenaar
  • FOURTH TOE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20110313409
    Abstract: Fourth toe processing apparatus and methods for the processing the fourth toes of a bird are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: NOVA-TECH ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Henry Erickson, Wade Dayle Werder, Dana Mathew Molenaar